Sony HDR-XR520V - Manual (Page 111)

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The temperature of your camcorder is
extremely low. Turn off your camcorder and
take it to a warm place. Leave the camcorder
there for a while, then turn on the camcorder.
Photos cannot be recorded.
You cannot record photos together with:
[SMTH SLW REC]
[FADER]
The ACCESS/access lamp remains lit or
flashing even if recording was stopped.
Your camcorder is recording the scene you
have just shot on the recording media.
The imaging field looks different.
The imaging field may look different
depending on the condition of your
camcorder. This is not a malfunction.
The flash does not work.
You cannot record with the flash:
when capturing photos while shooting a
movie
if a conversion lens (sold separately) or a filter
(sold separately) is attached
Even if auto flash or (Auto redeye
reduction) is selected, you cannot use the
flash with:
NightShot
[SPOT MTR/FCS]
[MANUAL] in [EXPOSURE]
[SPOT METER]
[TWILIGHT], [SUNRISE&SUNSET],
[FIREWORKS], [LANDSCAPE],
[SPOTLIGHT], [BEACH] or [SNOW] in
[SCENE SELECTION]
The actual recording time for movies is
less than the expected recording time of
the recording media.
Depending on the recording conditions, the
time available for recording may be shorter, for
example when recording a fast moving object,
etc. (p. 120).
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The camcorder stops operating.
The temperature of your camcorder is
extremely high. Turn off your camcorder and
leave it for a while in a cool place.
The temperature of your camcorder is
extremely low. Turn off your camcorder and
take it to a warm place. Leave the camcorder
there for a while, then turn on the camcorder.
If you keep applying vibration on the
camcorder, recording may stop.
There is a time difference between the
point when START/STOP is pressed and
the point that the recording movie is
started or stopped actually.
On your camcorder, there may be a slight
time difference between the point where you
press START/STOP and the actual point that
recording movie starts/stops. This is not a
malfunction.
The horizontal to vertical ratio of the
movie (16:9 (wide)/4:3) cannot be
changed.
The horizontal to vertical ratio of high
definition image quality (HD) movies is 16:9
(wide).
The auto focus does not function.
Set [FOCUS] to [AUTO] (p. 103).
The recording conditions are not suitable for
auto focus. Adjust the focus manually (p. 103).
SteadyShot does not function.
Set [ STEADYSHOT] to [ACTIVE] or
[STANDARD], [ STEADYSHOT] to [ON]
(p. 77, 83).
Even if [ STEADYSHOT] is set to
[ACTIVE] or [STANDARD], or
[ STEADYSHOT] is set to [ON], your
camcorder may not be able to compensate for
excessive vibrations.
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